Mapping Regional Reconciliation in Northern Uganda: A Case Study of the Acholi and Lango Sub-Regions Shilpi Shabdita Okwir Isaac Odiya Mapping Regional Reconciliation in Northern Uganda © 2015, Justice and Reconciliation Project, Gulu, Uganda All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Applications for permission to reproduce or translate all or any part of this publication should be made to: Justice and Reconciliation Project Plot 50 Lower Churchill Drive, Laroo Division P.O. Box 1216 Gulu, Uganda, East Africa
[email protected] Layout by Lindsay McClain Opiyo Front cover photo by Shilpi Shabdita Printed by the Justice and Reconciliation Project, Gulu, Uganda This publication was supported by a grant from USAID SAFE Program. However, the opinions and viewpoints in the report is not that of USAID SAFE Program. ii Justice and Reconciliation Project Acknowledgements This report was made possible with a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Supporting Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace (SAFE) Program for the initiation of the year-long project titled, “Across Ethnic Boundaries: Promoting Regional Reconciliation in Acholi and Lango Sub-Regions,” for which the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) gratefully acknowledges their support. We are deeply indebted to Boniface Ojok, Head of Office at JRP, for his inspirational leadership and sustained guidance in this initiative. Special thanks to the enumerators Abalo Joyce, Acan Grace, Nyeko Simon, Ojimo Tycoon, Akello Paska Oryema and Adur Patritia Julu for working tirelessly to administer the opinion survey and to collect data, which has formed the blueprint of this report.